Outdoor Kodiak: Final chance to hunt ducksThe start of a new year is always a mixed blessing for this old duck hunter. The season ends on January 22, and it’s a long wait until it opens again in October. But the hunting is often best in the final weeks! Lots more birds are on hand than at any other point in the season, even as fewer hunters are out and about. The details vary with the weather and especially the ice cover, but when things go right, they’re...

Megan Pyles impressing at Clark CollegeMegan Pyles continued tearing up the Northwest Athletic Conference over the weekend. The Clark College freshman picked up her second double-double of the season, exploding for 17 points and 12 rebounds in an 83-46 women’s basketball victory over Green River Saturday in Washington state. The 2014 Kodiak High School graduate drilled seven of her 12 field goals, which included a pair of 3-pointers during her team-hig...

Kodiak Island Births: Jan. 6Ruger Clark Fields was born at 3:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, to Joshua and Angela Fields. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 20 inches long. His parents are originally from Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, and San Diego, California, and now live in Kodiak. His father works for the U.S. Coast Guard. Proud grandparents are Ken and Bobbie Repine of Cherry Tree and Bonnie Cefail of Kodiak.

Alaska State Troopers: Jan. 6Dec. 29 At approximately 10:44 a.m. a 42-year-old Oregon man came to the Kodiak Trooper Post to register as a sex offender. While registering, investigation revealed he was out of compliance with the sex offender registry. He was summonsed to Kodiak Court for failure to register as a sex offender II and released. At approximately 6:05 p.m. Alaska State Troopers stopped a white 1994 Volkswagen Jetta for a traffic v...

First Kodiak 2015 baby born on SaturdayKodiak’s first baby of 2015 was born on Saturday, a little boy born a week early. Rayu Geovan Hernandez weighed six pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 inches long when he was born at 12:26 a.m. on Saturday at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center. Rayu was due on Jan. 5, said his mom, Gembee Hernandez. His father is Rogelio Hernandez. Rayu is the third child in the Hernandez family. He has two older sisters: Gianna Ra...

Kodiak girls sweep KenaiIt didn’t come easy, but in the end, Kodiak’s girls emerged from their weekend set with Kenai with the early lead in the Northern Lights Conference. The Bears topped the Kardinals in a pair of rugged basketball games, winning 28-22 on Friday and 33-28 on Saturday at Kodiak High School. With the wins, Kodiak stands at 2-0 in the NLC, 4-1 overall, and has been on the winning side in 33 of its last 34 games. The two ...

Coast Guard aids fishing vesselA helicopter from Air Station Kodiak delivered a pump to a fishing vessel after the boat reported it was taking on water on Friday. The crew on the St. Nicholas, a longliner homeported in Homer, originally reported to Coast Guard that they were taking on water on Friday morning. The boat was located about 60 miles southeast of Kodiak, according to a Coast Guard news release. The boat’s pumps kept up with the water...

Kodiak boys sixth at Pepsi Kodiak’s boys basketball team placed sixth at the Lime Solar/Pepsi Invitational Saturday at Anchorage Christian High School. The Bears fell to 3A Kotzebue, 53-39, in the fourth-place game. Kodiak motored into the fourth-place game by picking up its first win of the season, a 69-41 decision over 2A Point Hope on Friday. The Bears stand at 1-5 heading into their own tournament — the Joe Floyd/Ravn Alaska Winter Bask...

Public Safety Blotter: Jan. 5Dec. 20 At 3:54 a.m., a 911 caller reported domestic violence on Woody Way. There was no domestic violence. A woman was taken into protective custody. Around 4:34 a.m., police conducted three bar checks downtown. At 5:22 a.m., police impounded a suspicious vehicle on West Marine Way. At 6:06 a.m., police warned a driver on Thorsheim Street for not stopping completely at a stop sign. At 6:18 a.m., police warned a s...